#VA256

I spy with my little eye... ESA - M. Pedoussaut #VA256 #CSG #ESApic.twitter.com/3nfBlnahJB

LIFTOFF of @esa_webb and @ariane5 #VA256 on 25 December 2021, at 12:20 GMT/13:20 CET, an awesome #Christmas present to the international @NASAWebb, @csa_asc and @esa teams and to space science!!! #WebbFliesArianepic.twitter.com/gRRKKIEYsy

.@ariane5 main stage separated #WebbFliesAriane #Webb #JWST #VA256 pic.twitter.com/dW0iuBNzeA

It’s coming soon….with payload. #Ariane5 #VA256 pic.twitter.com/Kvgm7f27Ah

.@Ariane5 is now performing a special 'barbecue' roll manoeuvre to protect #Webb from the Sun's radiation on its trajectory #WebbfliesAriane #JWST #VA256 pic.twitter.com/ByJFpW2klG

The remote is set! (Seen here before final weather protection configuration.) #GoWebb #VA256 #Ariane5pic.twitter.com/X9hQsIhhIb

There she goes! #VA256 @ariane5 #WebbFliesAriane #Webb #JWST @NASAWebb @ESA_Webbpic.twitter.com/UCPd6d3Qzz – paikassa Centre Spatial Guyanais

Flight #VA256 officially is a success! Congratulations to the amazing teams from @Arianespace, @NASA, @esa, @csa_asc, @northropgrumman, @Arianegroup and @EuropeSpacePort for their dedication! #WebbFliesArianepic.twitter.com/Z1dkThVV7B

Woohoo, more pics of the @ariane5 #VA256 #Webb launch on 25 December? There was a remote camera that we didn't think had survived, but a couple of images were salvaged from it! Enjoy! More pics https://flic.kr/s/aHsmGxVraW  #JWSTpic.twitter.com/p8U5kWDins

#Webb should have enough propellant to allow operations for significantly more than 10 years. The extra propellant is largely due to the precision of the #Ariane5 launch, which exceeded the requirements needed to put Webb on the right path. #JWST #VA256 https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2021/12/29/nasa-says-webbs-excess-fuel-likely-to-extend-its-lifetime-expectations/ …pic.twitter.com/76s1lONZCo

Some great liftoff shots just coming in of today's @ariane5 #VA256 launch, a couple from @EuropeSpacePort photographer JM Guillon (ESA/CNES/Arianespace) and one from @ChrisGunnPhotohttps://flic.kr/p/2mTbCvp pic.twitter.com/bzrPeyLnkP

Final goodbye between @esa_webb & @ariane5, as #Webb separates from the upper stage and unfolds its solar panels. Webb launched on Dec 25th onboard an @ESA provided #Ariane5 rocket, launch performed by @arianespace. Footage by @RealtraSpace cameras #WebbFliesAriane #VA256 #JWSTpic.twitter.com/Rwg8ETVm8y

Fuelling GO Weather GREEN Follow @Arianespace and @ESA_Webb for up-to-the-minute @ariane5 #VA256 launch status checks. #WebbFliesAriane Go #Webb!pic.twitter.com/6a3HgNSMUe

Image of @ariane5 #VA256 upper stage and the NASA/ESA/CSA James #Webb Space Telescope IN SPACE, as seen by friends at the #Tautenburg Schmidt telescope in Germany, at 23:23 GMT/00:23 CET last night (pic: S. Melnikov, C. Högner and B. Stecklum, via @markmccaughrean)pic.twitter.com/HFqJKRPCVo

Great footage from @RealtraSpace camera of NASA/ESA/CSA James #Webb Space Telescope as it separates from its @Arianespace @ariane5 upper stage and unfolds its solar panel, 25 December 2021 https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2021/12/Webb_separation_from_Ariane_5 … #WebbFliesAriane #VA256 #JWST @ESA_Webb @NASAWebb @csa_ascpic.twitter.com/zpjG3ikx7l

Launch of @ariane5 #VA256 on 25 December 2021, carrying the James #Webb Space Telescope into orbit (pic: ESA/Arianespace/CNES/Optique Vidéo du CSG)pic.twitter.com/fckgfy1gVP

Roll-out complete: aerial view of @ariane5 #VA256 on the pad at @EuropeSpacePort, 23 December 2021, with @esa_webb safely stowed inside the fairing ready for launch on 25 December (pic: ESA/S.Corvaja) See more pics https://www.flickr.com/photos/europeanspaceagency/albums/72157710584957948 …pic.twitter.com/3vSOVTm0FW

Another great roll-out view of @ariane5 #VA256 en route to launch pad at @EuropeSpacePort, 23 December 2021, via @NASAWebb (pic: NASA/B.Ingalls)pic.twitter.com/4dhtDjML0o

Don't know about you but we sure enjoyed our Christmas morning! Can't wait to hear from you, @NASAWebb/@ESA_Webb and see the incredible images you'll capture! #WebbFliesAriane #VA256 pic.twitter.com/ZTz8PXtnr3

And two more #VA256 pic.twitter.com/66u0FUrtND